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October 16, 2020

Chicago Police Department Rejects Use-of-Force Reforms as Ex-Chief Accused of Rape
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In Chicago, ex-Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is being accused of
repeatedly raping and abusing his former driver and fellow police
officer. In a lawsuit filed late Wednesday, officer Cynthia Donald says
Johnson committed "shockingly violent" acts of sexual assault against
her for over three years and later destroyed the evidence on his
cellphone when the city's inspector general launched an investigation
into Johnson's conduct. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired Johnson last
year following mounting accusations of misconduct and after he was found
asleep at the wheel after a night of heavy drinking.

This comes as the Chicago Police Department says it will only accept
five of the 155 proposed changes to its use-of-force policy suggested by
a group of community leaders. The 20-member group was appointed after
the May police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.